Is there a cheap way of travelling around Britain?

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Walk.

pirate_princess

Bicycle & train the nkeep a list of B&B's near where you think you can reasonably get each day.

Happy Murcia

Try National Express coaches they do pan UK travel at a reaonable price,,

elvegaro

Bicycle works fine. Train is good. If you are a certain age (under 25 I believe) you can buy a card for young people which may save you a pretty penny.

If you are coming in from abroad, an interrail ticket may be a good idea.

David S

Yes buy a Britrail Pass; these are very good value and the train is faster and more comfortable than buses/coaches; the network is extensive and frequent and there are many scenic routes. www.britrail.com

suzyqpops

Walking!

Princess B2B 29/11/08

yes the magic bus (double decker blue bus..think its owned by stage coach) does really cheap transport..for ВЈ1.50 to london. it goes from manchester coach service depot but stops around the country..check it out!

Jack P

There is no way to do it "cheap" due to the monitary exchange rate thanks to our brilliant leader "W"

E15

try www.megabus.co.uk - They offer cheap fares but it only works properly if you start or end in London. Or buy funfares on nationalexpress.co.uk

M B

www.megatrain.com

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www.megabus.com

I travelled upto Edinburgh from London for under ВЈ5 by coach. It takes a while but if you're on a budget then that and using the Youth Hostel Association (www.yha.org.uk) is a great way of travelling around GB on a budget. As someone else also said, National Express are also really good. The futher ahead you pre-book the cheaper the journey. Good luck!

nogolow

If you plan on using the train, book in advance you can save a fortune. Same deal with airfairs!

If you're between 16-25 and plan on doing a lot of travel by train get a railcard. http://www.railcard.co.uk/

Depending on how lnog you're in each area, Check out local rail cards, season tickets and Rover & Ranger tickets on the national rail website.

Another tip for rail travel (this has saved me a fortune) - Split your tickets, not your journey. Instead of buying tickets for the whole journey, buying tickets for its constituent parts separately can slash the price вЂ“ even though you're travelling on exactly the same train. More info here; http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/cheap-train-tickets#t2
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=341062

For info on air & train travel in the UK
http://wikitravel.org/en/United_Kingdom#Get_around

Cheap Bus Travel
http://www.megabus.com/uk/
http://www.nationalexpress.com

Paul

Megabus is good for long distance travel, however local travel is cheapest by local bus, otherwise advance purchase train tickets are the cheapest, or maybe National Express coaches

polaris_sparky

Who's summer ours or theirs? Seasons are reversed.
Google "Budget Bus Tours UK" to find lots of options do the same for Trains.

Londonbrunette

get an oyster card

https://oyster.tfl.gov.uk/oyster/entry.do?OVRAW=oyster%20cards&OVKEY=oyster%20card&OVMTC=standard&OVADID=7987734531&OVKWID=64396339031

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